Hope, Faith, and Metaphor in African American History

Hope, Faith, and Metaphor in African American History

In November 2022, the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, cited Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. while encouraging his fellow ...
African Americans and the State Militia

African Americans and the State Militia

What is the historical relationship between African Americans and the state militia? Today, some may believe the militia to be ...
Mary McLeod Bethune, the Pan-Africanist: An Interview with Ashley Robertson Preston

Mary McLeod Bethune, the Pan-Africanist: An Interview with Ashley Robertson Preston

This is an interview with Black Perspectives blogger Karen Cook Bell, Professor of History and the Wilson H. Elkins Endowed Professor ...
Re-thinking Black (Im)mobility

Re-thinking Black (Im)mobility

On January 10, 2022, a group of young mostly Black and Latinx cyclists known as Everyones Rideout took over a portion of Interstate ...
African American Women on the American Railroad

African American Women on the American Railroad

Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad by Miriam Thaggert examines African American women’s engagement with the railroad ...
Black Studies and the Story of Survival

Black Studies and the Story of Survival

In October 1969, sociology professor Nathan Hare spoke at a press conference at San Francisco State College, home of the ...